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Gladys Gertrude Dafoe

Gladys Gertrude Dafoe

Female 1893 - 1993  (99 years)

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  • Name Gladys Gertrude Dafoe 
    Born 4 Jun 1893  Plainfield, Waushara County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 20 Feb 1993  Royal Oak, Oakland County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Gladys was found on the living room floor of her home in Royal Oak, Michigan. She died as a result of hypothermia due to broken furnace.
    Gladys Bromley death 1993, p2    		 Gladys Bromley death 1993, p2
    Gladys Bromley death 1993, p1    		 Gladys Bromley death 1993, p1
    Buried Aft 20 Feb 1993  Troy, Oakland County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    James A. Bromley (1897 - 1978)    		 James A. Bromley (1897 - 1978)
    Grave marker for James A. Bromley.
    Person ID I14  Family
    Last Modified 16 Jun 2023 

    Father George Eber Dafoe,   b. 4 Feb 1871, Belleville, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Apr 1955, Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Gertrude Smith Collins,   b. 10 Mar 1872, Oasis, Waushara County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jul 1956, Royal Oak, Oakland County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 31 Aug 1892  Oasis, Waushara County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Photos
    George E. Dafoe Family    		George E. Dafoe Family
    George Eber Dafoe, Gladys Gertrude Dafoe, Gertrude Smith Collins Dafoe. Gladys was six years of age, placing the photo about 1899.
    Family ID F103  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family James Albert Bromley,   b. 24 Dec 1897, Oak Park, Royal Oak Township, Oakland County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jan 1978, Royal Oak, Oakland County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 19 Feb 1921  Royal Oak, Oakland County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Bromley-Dafoe Marriage Record 1921    		 Bromley-Dafoe Marriage Record 1921
    Children 
     1. Robert James Bromley,   b. 10 Sep 1921, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 May 1985, Pleasant Ridge, Oakland County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     2. Betty Jeanne Bromley,   b. 30 Jan 1924, Royal Oak, Oakland County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Aug 1981, Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virgina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
     3. Virginia Lee Bromley,   b. 26 Nov 1930, Royal Oak, Oakland County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Dec 2014, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    Last Modified 30 May 2024 
    Family ID F6  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 4 Jun 1893 - Plainfield, Waushara County, Wisconsin Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 19 Feb 1921 - Royal Oak, Oakland County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 20 Feb 1993 - Royal Oak, Oakland County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Gladys Gertrude Dafoe 1893    		Gladys Gertrude Dafoe 1893
    Gram's baby photo - born 4 June 1893
    Gladys Gertrude Dafoe 1900    		Gladys Gertrude Dafoe 1900
    Gram - about seven years of age
    Gladys Dafoe 1900    		Gladys Dafoe 1900
    Gladys Dafoe about 1900 in the front yard of her home in Plainfield, Wisconsin.
    Gladys Gertrude Dafoe 1915    		Gladys Gertrude Dafoe 1915
    Gram's graduation picture from the University of Wisconsin, taken 1915.
    Gladys Dafoe 1917    		Gladys Dafoe 1917
    Gladys Gertrude Dafoe, taken in 1917 - WWI
    Gladys and Betty Bromley    		Gladys and Betty Bromley
    Mother and daughter
    Gram Bromley drawing 1897    		Gram Bromley drawing 1897
    Drawing was done at the State Fair
    Gladys Gertrude Dafoe (1893 - 1993)    		Gladys Gertrude Dafoe (1893 - 1993)

  • Sources 
    1. [S5189] Bromley, Gladys Gertrude, Gloria McCuistion is the granddaughter of Gladys "Gram" Bromley, and attended her funeral. (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S4231] Detroit Free Press, Woman freezes; furnace blamed; interest; 23 February 1993; Gladys Bromley; online; 13 June 2023.

    3. [S471] Dafoe, George Eber.

    4. [S3749] Michigan Marriages, 1867-1952, 8 February 2018; Bromley-Dafoe Marriage Record 1921.